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United States American History: Civil War - Now| Semester 1 of Full Year -SP

Completed by 12 learners

Ages 14-17

Self-Paced Course

In this 16-lesson self paced course, students will learn the equivalent of the first semester of high school US History through presentations, discussion, and enrichment activities taught by a certified teacher, utilizing state standards.

Wendy Wawrzyniak

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23 pre-recorded lessons

16 weeks of teacher support

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What's included

23 pre-recorded lessons

average 15 mins per video

16 weeks

of teacher support

5 hrs 55 mins

total video learning hours

1 year access

to the content

Homework

2-4 hours per week. Students will be given assignments that may consist of reading parts of the text, reading documents, watching a video clip, or completing an assessment as part of that week's assignments.

Assessment

The learner will be assessed based on performance on the assessments (quizzes and tests) as well as participation in interaction activities.

Class Experience

US Grade 9 - 12

Beginner - Advanced Level

The course outline with topics of coverage is in the syllabus.  While each class will be varied in the delivery of instruction, the instructor will utilize presentations that are guided by a daily focus, discussion questions/prompts that encourage higher-level thinking and discussion. 

Each week will include a video of the instructor teaching the lesson.  Additionally, there will be video clips, review games, and quizzes (using MS Forms to submit for grading, which doesn't require signing up, just a name will be entered.)  

NOTE: The teacher will take special care in acknowledging and presenting multiple viewpoints that exist on the many social, political, and historical issues in the nation's history.  Many groups have been marginalized; coverage of those instances will be presented/discussed using factual and historical evidence.

Learning Goals

1. Students will understand the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil  War and Reconstruction and its effects on the American people.
2. Students will identify settlement patterns in the American West, the reservation system,  and/or the tribulations of the Indigenous People from 1865-90.
3. Analyze the transformation of the American economy and the changing social and political conditions in response to the Industrial Revolution. 
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the changing role of the United  States in world affairs through the end of World War I. 
5. Analyze the effects of the changing social, political, and economic conditions of the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression. 
6. Examine the causes, course, and consequences of the Great  Depression and the New Deal.

Syllabus

Curriculum

Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum

Standards

Aligned with State-Specific Standards

23 Lessons

over 16 Weeks

Lesson 1:

Introduction & Expectations

 Students will understand format and expectations of the course.

Use research and inquiry skills to analyze American history using primary and secondary sources

Lesson 2:

Moral Reform 1830-1850

 Analyze the importance of the reforms prior to the Civil War?

21 mins of video lessons

Lesson 3:

The History of Enslavement in the United States

 Determine the role of slavery in dividing the US.

29 mins of video lessons

Lesson 4:

Manifest Destiny

 What motivated American territorial expansion?

Other Details

Parental Guidance

As is often the case when learning about war, there may be sensitive content pertaining to the Civil War, human trafficking, World War I, and the Industrial Revolution. Be assured that I have extensive experiencing teaching about marginalized groups and controversial topics. I always let the facts and evidence be the guiding force behind history.

Supply List

Folder for the organization of notes and handouts.

External Resources

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:

Sources

Stanford History Education Group https://sheg.stanford.edu/history-lessons People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn www.loc.gov www.TeachingTolerance.org Online, Open Sourced Text: www.poptential.org

Meet the teacher

Wendy Wawrzyniak

Joined June, 2020

4.9

76reviews

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Teacher expertise and credentials

3 Teaching Certificates

New Jersey Teaching Certificate in Special Education

New York Teaching Certificate in Special Education

Florida Teaching Certificate in Social Studies/History

I have 30+ years of teaching experience, which includes 25 years of teaching history and government to high school-age students.  I take special care to use historical evidence and facts when teaching history and especially marginalized groups and controversial topics.